JP2002041711A - Lottery method and system using computer, lottery method and system using Janken, and storage medium storing program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Problem] To provide a lottery method and system that have high entertainment properties, allow a viewer to easily participate, and allow an applicant to easily grasp the content and status of the lottery. A lottery system for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers (3a1 to 3an) for at least one object using a server capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving device (12) on a plurality of viewers (3a1 to 3an). A function of creating element selection content data for selecting any one of a plurality of different win / loss determination elements set so that a win or loss is determined between the elements according to the above, and the created lottery application content data And when the element selection content data is received and displayed in the digital broadcast receiving device 12 of the plurality of viewers 3a1 to 3an,
A function of performing a lottery among the plurality of applicants based on the received element selection information of the plurality of applicants.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a lottery between applicants that occurs when applying for reservation of various facilities such as public and private facilities, concerts, stadiums, etc., and when applying for a prize present on a television program or the like. And a lottery method using a computer, a lottery method and a system using Janken, and a storage medium storing a program for fairly executing the game between applicants or between an applicant and a third party. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When applying for reservations for public and private facilities such as sports grounds, gymnasiums, conference rooms, etc., concerts, stadiums, etc., conventionally, a lottery is performed at a management center or the like which manages the above reservations. A winning notification is sent to the winners selected based on the.

Similarly, when a gift application is sent from a large number of viewers when a prize present in a television program or the like is announced, a lottery is performed on the television station side,
A winning notification and a prize gift are sent to the winners selected based on the lottery.

[0004]

However, in the past, applicants for reservations for public and private facilities and gift applicants have been required to determine whether or not the lottery executed at the management center or television station is strictly performed. Therefore, there is a demand for a lottery method and a system that can easily grasp and confirm the content and status of the lottery.

[0005] Further, in the conventional lottery, for example, a method of randomly extracting a winner from a large number of applicants is the mainstream, and there is no room for entertainment. Therefore,
It was difficult for all applicants to participate in the lottery while having fun, and it was difficult to increase the number of applicants for the lottery.

[0006] Further, conventionally, the management center and the television station have to carry out the management work of a large number of applicants and the actual lottery work, so that the burden on the management center and the TV station has increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been developed for data broadcasting distributed as a part of digital broadcasting (radio waves) via media such as satellites (communication / broadcasting satellites), terrestrial waves, and cables. By using, high entertainment, viewers can easily participate, and a lottery method and system using a computer that can easily grasp the content and status of the lottery, lottery method and system using Janken, and A first object is to provide a storage medium storing a program.

Further, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and by utilizing the above-mentioned data broadcasting, a lottery of a reservation management side of various facilities, concert venues and the like and a prize present application management side of a television station etc. It is a second object of the present invention to significantly reduce the work load related to the above.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one object is communicated to a plurality of viewers using a computer capable of communicating with digital broadcast receiving apparatuses. A lottery method using a computer for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers, wherein a step of creating lottery application content data for the at least one object is set, and a win or loss is determined between elements according to a predetermined rule. Creating element selection content data for selecting any one of the plurality of different win / loss determination elements, and the created lottery application content data and element selection content data are used for the plurality of viewing / listening. The content data for the lottery application is displayed when the content is received and displayed on the digital broadcast receiver of the user. Receiving lottery application information and element selection information of each of the plurality of applicants transmitted from the plurality of viewers (applicants) based on the content data for element selection and the plurality of viewers (applicants); Performing a lottery among the plurality of applicants based on the element selection information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the lottery method using the computer according to the first aspect, wherein the lottery application information for the at least one object input from the plurality of applicants is stored in the respective information. Generating information indicating a lottery application status for the at least one object by totalizing the lottery application status according to the input timing of the application, and an application capable of displaying the generated information indicating the lottery application status via the digital broadcast receiving device. The method includes the steps of creating status display content data and distributing the created application status display content data as digital broadcast content.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the lottery method according to the second aspect, the element selection information transmitted from the plurality of applicants is selected from a first match to an n-th match. (However, n is an integer of 2 or more that differs depending on the applicant)
The step of performing the lottery includes the step of performing the first match based on the element selection information selected for the first match of the plurality of applicants received. The remaining applicants are determined by performing the game, and the remaining applicants are determined by performing the second competition based on the element selection information selected for the second competition of the remaining applicants. Performing the third and subsequent battles until the number of winners according to the lottery target is reached and the winner is determined; and a lottery result content data for data broadcasting representing the lottery result of the winner determination step. Creating, distributing the created lottery result content data as digital broadcast content, and the determined winner data broadcast receiving device. And a step of sending the winning notification for.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the lottery method according to the third aspect, the content data for lottery application is distributed from a broadcasting station in conjunction with a digital broadcast program. Performing the lottery step, wherein the performers appearing in the digital broadcast program received by the plurality of viewers' data broadcast receiving devices are respectively selected from the first match to the n-th match. This is a step of deciding a winning applicant for each round of competition by winning or losing the selection information.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to cause the server to execute a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object by using a computer provided in a digital broadcast receiving device capable of communicating with the server. A lottery method using a computer, the content data for lottery application for the at least one object distributed from the server, and a plurality of different win / loss determining elements set so that win / loss is determined between elements according to a predetermined rule. Receiving the element selection content data for selecting one of the elements and storing it in the memory of the own computer; and displaying the received lottery application content data and element selection content data on the display of the own computer. And the displayed lottery application Execution of the lottery for the server by transmitting to the server lottery application information and element selection information of the applicant input from the viewer (applicant) based on the client data and the element selection content data. Prompting the user.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the lottery method using the computer according to the fifth aspect, wherein the step of transmitting element selection information on the applicant side includes the first to n-th competitions. (However, n differs depending on the applicant. 2
The server includes a step of transmitting element selection information for each match up to the above integer), and the server performs a lottery among the plurality of applicants based on the element selection information of the plurality of applicants. Receiving the distributed lottery result content data when the result content data is distributed as digital broadcast content; and a win-loss determining element selected from the applicant's first match to the n-th match. Accumulating and storing in the memory of its own computer the winning and losing determinants selected from the applicant's first match to the n-th match, respectively, and the read first match to the n-th match Displaying the selected element and the received lottery result content data on the display until the second match.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the lottery method according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the plurality of win / loss determination elements correspond to goo, choki and par of Janken. Information.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the lottery method according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the plurality of win-loss determining elements correspond to the first to sixth eyes of a die. Information.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the lottery method according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the at least one object is selected from various facilities such as public facilities and private facilities. is there.

According to the tenth aspect, the first aspect is provided.
9. The lottery method according to claim 8, wherein the at least one target is a gift for a present.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lottery method for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object by using a Janken by a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving apparatus on a plurality of viewers. So,
Creating lottery application content data for the at least one object; and creating Janken content data that can select any one of goo, choki, and par that are hands of the Janken;
When the created lottery application content data and Janken content data are received and displayed on the plurality of viewers' digital broadcast receiving devices, a plurality of viewers are displayed based on the lottery application content data and Janken content data. Receiving the lottery application information and the Janken hand information of each of the plurality of applicants transmitted from the (applicant); and the plurality of applicants based on the received Janken hand information of the plurality of applicants. And performing a lottery based on Janken.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, a first aspect is provided.
1. The lottery method according to 1, wherein the hand information of the Janken sent from the plurality of applicants is from the first match to the n-th match (where n is an integer of 2 or more that differs depending on the applicant). Contains information representing any one of the goo, choki, and par selected individually, and the step of performing the lottery includes the first of a plurality of received applicants.
The first match of Janken is performed based on the information indicating the hand of Janken selected for the first match, and it is determined whether or not the result of the first match is a game. The remaining applicants based on the Janken are determined, and if they are aiko, it is determined whether there is a difference in the number of applicant groups who have selected the same Janken hand, and if there is a difference as a result of this determination, , All the maximum number of applicant groups who have selected the same Janken hand will be determined as the surviving applicants, and if there is no difference, the Janken selected for the second match of the applicant who has issued the hand A second match of Janken is performed based on the information representing the hand, and thereafter, the third and subsequent Janken match until the winning applicant reaches the number of winners according to the lottery target and the winner is determined. Is a step of performing a war.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a lottery using a computer that performs a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object by using a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving apparatus of a plurality of viewers. A first creating means for creating lottery application content data for the at least one object; and a plurality of different win / loss determination elements set so that a win / loss is determined between elements according to a predetermined rule. Second creation means for creating content data for element selection for selecting any one of the elements, and the created content data for lottery application and content data for element selection are provided to the digital broadcast receiving apparatus of the plurality of viewers. When received and displayed in the above, the lottery application content data and the element selection content Receiving means for receiving a plurality of viewers, respectively (applicant) the plurality of applicant which has been transmitted from the lottery item and element selection information on the basis of the over data,
Lottery executing means for executing a lottery among the plurality of applicants based on the received element selection information of the plurality of applicants.

According to the fourteenth aspect, the first aspect is provided.
3. A lottery system using the computer according to 3, wherein
Generating means for generating information representing a lottery application status for the at least one object by aggregating lottery application information for the at least one object input from the plurality of applicants in accordance with the input timing of the information; Creating means for creating application status display content data capable of displaying the generated information representing the lottery application status via the digital broadcast receiving apparatus; and using the created application status display content data as digital broadcast content. Distribution means for distribution.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to cause the server to execute a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object by using a computer provided in a digital broadcast receiving device capable of communicating with the server. A lottery system using a computer, comprising: lottery application content data for the at least one object distributed from the server; and a plurality of different win / loss determining elements set to determine a win / loss between elements according to a predetermined rule. Storage means for receiving the element selection content data for selecting any one of the elements and storing the received data in the memory of the own computer; and storing the received lottery application content data and element selection content data in the own computer. Display means to be displayed on the display, and for the displayed lottery application The lottery application information and the element selection information of the applicant input from the viewer (applicant) based on the content data and the element selection content data are transmitted to the server, whereby the lottery of the applicant is transmitted to the server. Means for prompting execution.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lottery system for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object by using a Janken by a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving apparatus on a plurality of viewers. First creation means for creating lottery application content data for the at least one object; and Janken content data that can select any one of goo, choki, and par, which are hands of the Janken. Second creating means for creating the lottery application content data and the Janken content data when the created lottery application content data and the Janken content data are received and displayed on the digital broadcast receiving devices of the plurality of viewers. Sent from multiple viewers (applicants) based on content data for Receiving means for receiving the lottery application information and the Janken hand information of each of the plurality of applicants, and executing a lottery based on the Janken between the plurality of applicants based on the received Janken hand information of the plurality of applicants. And lottery executing means for executing.

According to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, a computer readable program for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object using a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving apparatus on a plurality of viewers. A storage medium storing a simple program, wherein the program comprises:
A procedure for causing a computer to execute a process of creating lottery application content data for the at least one object, and any one of a plurality of different win / loss determination elements set so that a win / loss is determined between elements according to a predetermined rule. A procedure for causing a computer to execute processing for creating element selection content data for selecting one element, and the created lottery application content data and element selection content data being transmitted to the plurality of viewers in the digital broadcast receiving apparatus. When received and displayed, the lottery application information and element selection information of each of the plurality of applicants transmitted from the plurality of viewers (applicants) based on the content data for lottery application and the content data for element selection are displayed. The steps to make the computer execute the process of receiving And a procedure causing the process to be executed lottery among the plurality of applicant on the basis of the element selection information of a plurality of applicants executed by a computer.

According to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the digital broadcast receiving apparatus is provided in a digital broadcast receiving apparatus capable of communicating with a server.
A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for causing the server to execute a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object, the program comprising: the at least one object distributed from the server. To the computer, and element selection content data for selecting any one of a plurality of different win-loss determining elements set so that a win or loss is determined between the elements according to a predetermined rule. The procedure of causing the computer to display the received lottery application content data and the element selection content data on the display of the own computer by the computer, and the displayed lottery application content data and Container for element selection In order to prompt the server to execute the lottery by causing the computer to transmit the lottery application information and the element selection information of the applicant input from the viewer (applicant) based on the data. Procedure.

[0027]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a lottery method and system using a computer, a lottery method and system using Janken, and a storage medium storing a program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the concept of a lottery method and system using a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a response server company, and this response server company 1 receives a plurality of home / household viewers 3a1 to 3a1 that have been previously contracted with the response server company 1 from a broadcasting station 2. 3an (hereinafter, a contracted viewer is also referred to as a customer) based on a data broadcast distributed to the plurality of customers 3a1 to 3an by interactively responding to the plurality of customers 3a1 to 3an.
is a company that provides various services to An.

In particular, the response server company 1 of the present embodiment
Obtained at the time of contract with each customer 3a1-3an
Names, addresses, and contact information (telephone numbers, fax numbers, mail addresses, and the like) of the customers 3a1 to 3an stored in B4, and the body of a corresponding digital broadcast receiving device installed at, for example, a home of the corresponding customer 3a1 to 3an Based on the customer information including authentication information such as a number (different for each device, and the household number where the receiving device is installed and the owner of the receiving device can be specified by the device number) and the customer's own ID and personal identification number (password). , A function F1 for authenticating each household and each customer 3a1 to 3an, and facility information (location, address, contact information) of various facilities sent from a management center of various facilities 5 as a lottery target such as a public facility or a private facility. , Equipment, reservable time, etc.), facility-related information such as reservation information already reserved offline (reservation schedule) and facility use result information, Function classifies every facility for accumulating stored and managed in the facility DB6 and a (facilities utilization management function) F2.

The response server company 1 has a prize present information DB 7 for accumulating and storing prize present information (present name, number of presents (number of winners), etc.) sent from the broadcasting station 2 as a lottery target. Based on the facility information and the facility-related information such as the reservation schedule stored in the facility DB 6, for lottery application of various facilities (lottery targets) and for selection of win / loss determining elements (hands of Janken, eyes of dice, etc.) at the time of lottery. Based on the information for the data broadcast (contents for accepting facility reservation) and the prize present information stored in the prize present information DB7, the prize present (lottery target) for the lottery application and the win / loss determining element at the time of the lottery (Janken's hand) , Dice roll, etc.) data broadcasting content for selection (content for prize lottery), and the above win / loss decision Based on the original match result (lottery results) and a function F3 to planning and production data broadcast content for display (lottery result display for content).

Further, the response server company 1 has a plurality of subscribers 3a1 among a plurality of viewers (customers) 3a1 to 3an.
予 約 3ak (1 <k ≦ n) transmitted through a communication network (Network) 8 such as a telephone line, a dedicated line, or the Internet (including a registered Janken hand and a die roll). A reservation reception / registration function F4 that receives and accumulates and stores (registers) in the lottery target individual applicant DB9, and a match process between the applicants 3a1 to 3ak based on the Janken's hand and dice eyes in the registered reservation application information. (Lottery process) is executed, and the lottery result information obtained as a result is transmitted to each of the applicants 3a1 to 3ak via the communication network 7 and a winning notification is given to the applicant (winner) who has finally won. And a function F5 for transmitting

Broadcasting station 2 includes program content (main broadcasting program content; video / audio information) produced by itself and data broadcasting content (data broadcasting program content; character information, still information) transmitted from response server company 1. A plurality of customers (homes) 3a1 via media such as satellites (communication / broadcasting satellites), terrestrial waves, cables, etc., based on image information and the like (contents of which compression information is encoded based on a compression encoding format such as MPEG2). The digital broadcast {main broadcast program + data broadcast program} is distributed to ３3an.

On the other hand, each of the customers 3a1 to 3an, for example, each home (home) 10a1 to 10an receives a digital broadcast (main broadcast program + data broadcast program) and receives the digital broadcast (current analog receiver, digital broadcast). A digital broadcast receiving device 12 having a function of displaying the digital broadcast to each customer 3a1 to 3an by displaying the digital broadcast on a display screen of a receiver or the like is installed.

In particular, the digital broadcast receiving device 12 selects and registers a hand or a roll of dice as a winning or losing determining element based on the element selecting data broadcasting content displayed on the display screen. F10 and a processing function F11 for displaying a data broadcasting content for displaying a battle result (lottery result) based on the hand of a janken or the eyes of a dice.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the lottery system schematically described in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lottery system 20 has a server 21 installed in the response server company 1. The server 21 includes a CPU 22, a ROM storing a program P readable by the CPU 22, An internal memory 23 as a storage medium such as a RAM, an input unit 24 having a GUI (graphical user interface) function, an external memory (for example, a hard disk drive) as a large-capacity storage medium; an external memory 25; 2
6 and a communication interface 27 for communication interface processing based on a predetermined communication protocol between the CPU 22 and the communication network 8 (for example, a protocol corresponding to the communication network 8, for example, TCP / IP when the network 8 is the Internet). And
The components 22 to 27 are interconnected by a bus 28 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The lottery system 20 is provided at the broadcasting station 2 and includes a broadcasting facility 30 for broadcasting program production and distribution capable of communicating with the server 21 via the communication network 8.

Further, each home 1 of each customer 3a1-3an
The digital broadcast receiver (TV system) 12 installed at 0a1 to 10an is constructed as a computer system.

That is, the digital broadcast receiving apparatus 12
Is a digital broadcast receiving function for receiving a digital broadcast program and a data broadcast program distributed via a parabona antenna 31 and a communication / broadcast satellite 32 as a digital broadcast transmitting / receiving antenna of the broadcast facility 30 via the parabona antenna 33. (Digital broadcast tuner function) Built-in television receiver 34, telephone line and Bluetooth
and a predetermined communication protocol (for example, TCP / IP) via a wired / wireless communication network such as o.
And the like, and a wired / wireless communication interface 35 capable of performing communication in accordance with the information communication processing between the controller described below in the television receiver 34 and another device via the communication network 8. It has become.

The lottery system 20 includes a server 40 installed at the management centers 36a1 to 36an of various facilities.
And a communication interface 41 capable of communicating with the communication network TN according to a predetermined communication protocol (for example, TCP / IP or the like).
Performs information communication processing between the server 40 and other devices connected to the communication network 8 such as the server 21 via the communication network 8.

On the other hand, in the internal memory 23, a program P having an operation processing procedure of the CPU 22 and an authoring (authoring) for taking in various material information such as still image information, character information, video information and the like for production of data broadcasting contents. Software, authoring tools) AU,
A production server (software) S for producing data broadcast contents based on various material information captured by the CPU 22 based on the authoring AU is stored.

The external memory 25 stores the customer DB
4, a facility DB 6, a prize present information DB 7, and a lottery target individual applicant DB 9 are stored in the storage area.

The external memory 25 stores a data broadcast material DB 45 for storing various material information (video information, still image information, character information, etc.) for producing data broadcast contents.
And by lottery (by facility or gifts)
And a lottery target match result DB 46 for storing the match results of the applicants 3a1 to 3ak and the identification information of the applicants who have not used the facility at the time of the election have reached a predetermined number or more. It has a facility use blacklist DB 47 and a battle information totaling file 48 for storing the totaling result of the battle information of the applicants 3a1 to 3ak.

As shown in FIG. 2, the broadcasting equipment 30 has a predetermined communication protocol (TCP) for the communication network 8.
/ IP etc.), a camera 51 for acquiring contents (video and audio information) for a main broadcast program in a predetermined studio, various types of video material information and audio materials A material DB 52 for accumulating and storing information and the like as main broadcast program content creation material information; a function of receiving data broadcast content transmitted from the server 21 via the communication network 8 and the communication interface 50 and storing the content in the material DB 52; Video / audio information obtained by the camera 51, various video material information stored in the material DB 52,
A function of producing a plurality of main broadcast program contents based on audio material information and the like and storing them in the material DB 52, a plurality of (multiple channels) produced main broadcast program contents and data broadcast contents (data And a production editing server 53 that produces and edits digital broadcast content {main broadcast program content + data broadcast program content} that is compressed and encoded based on a compression encoding format such as MPEG2 based on the broadcast program content). Have.

The production / editing server 53 multiplexes (secondary multiplex and tertiary multiplex) the main broadcast program content and the data broadcast content produced and edited, and multiplexes the main broadcast program content and the data broadcast program. The contents are sequentially transmitted as multiplexed broadcast data via the parabona antenna 31 via the transmission unit 54.

On the other hand, the television receiver 3 installed in each of the homes 10a1 to 10an of the digital broadcast receiving system 12
4, a receiving unit 61 that receives, via a parabona antenna 33, multiplexed broadcast data relayed from a broadcast facility 30 via a transponder 60 of a communication / broadcast satellite 32, as shown in FIG. Separation / decompression that separates multiplexed broadcast data into main broadcast program content and data broadcast program content for each channel, and decompresses and decodes the separated main broadcast program content (video / audio) and data broadcast program content, respectively. Decryption processing unit 62
When a reception channel of an input device described later is set to a predetermined main broadcast channel, the corresponding main broadcast program content (video signal / audio signal) that has been expanded and decoded is processed, and a display / speaker described later is processed. A signal processing circuit 63 for converting the signal into a video signal / audio signal which can be output via a display (not shown); a display 64; and a buffer memory corresponding to the display screen of the display 64. And a synthesizing unit 65 for synchronizing and synthesizing the obtained video information and audio information and displaying and outputting them via a display 64 and a speaker (not shown).

The television receiver 34 has a large-capacity storage medium (for example, a semiconductor memory or a magnetic memory) for storing and storing main broadcast program contents and data broadcast program contents.
D) 70, a controller 71 for controlling the entire receiver 34, a ROM 72 as a storage medium (semiconductor memory, magnetic memory, or the like) storing a program readable by the controller 71, and a reception channel of the receiver 34. It has a selection function (including a main broadcast program channel and a data broadcast program channel), and operates in cooperation with the controller 71 to operate display components on the screen of the display 64 and a soft keyboard by moving a cursor. A remote controller (input device) 73 having a GUI function capable of designating (clicking) the display component and inputting character data into the display component is provided.

When the set reception channel of the input device 73 is a data broadcast program content, the controller 71 reads out the content data in the data broadcast program content stored in the HDD 70 and outputs the read data via the signal processing circuit 63 to the display 64. Into information that can be displayed and output to a speaker or a speaker.
4 is displayed.

FIG. 3A is a diagram conceptually showing a data structure of data broadcasting content (data broadcasting facility reservation accepting content) C1 updated and stored in the HDD 70. As shown in FIG.

According to FIG. 3, the content C1 for receiving a facility reservation for data broadcasting is, for example, MHEG (Multitime).
dia and Hypermedia Information
ation Coding Experts Grou
p) Content having a format determined by the method.

That is, the facility reservation accepting content C1
Is a lottery application status display content data IA having a hierarchical structure, a lottery application content data IB having a hierarchical structure linked to the lottery application status display content data IA, and a lottery application content data IB. The content data IC for selecting a win / loss determination element having a linked hierarchical structure, the arrangement area of each content data on the screen of the display 64, and the screen processing according to the operation of the input device 73 on the display screen are respectively performed. A program (agent) PG1 for causing the controller 71 to execute a content control process such as a GUI process for control is provided.

The data broadcasting lottery result browsing display content C2 having the MHEG format is a lottery result display content data IF having a hierarchical structure.
And the content data IF on the display 64 screen
And the input device 73 on the display screen
G for controlling screen processing etc. according to the operation of
A program PG2 for causing the controller 71 to execute content control processing such as UI processing.

Further, the prize lottery content C3 for data broadcasting having the MHEG format is a content data IC for selecting a win / loss determining element having a hierarchical structure.
And the content data IC on the display 64 screen
And the input device 73 on the display screen
G for controlling screen processing etc. according to the operation of
A program PG3 for causing the controller 71 to execute content control processing such as UI processing.

Next, as an overall operation of the lottery system 20 of this embodiment, (1) when applying for a lottery of a public facility,
(2) A case where a lottery of a prize gift is applied will be described.

(1) When Applying for a Lottery of Public Facilities A management center 36a1 to 36a for managing a plurality of public facilities.
n provides the facility-related information of a plurality of public facilities managed by its own center to the server 21 of the response server company 1 and notifies the server 21 of the reservation of the public facilities (step S).
1).

The server 21 of the response server company 1 accumulates and stores the provided facility-related information of a plurality of public facilities in the facility DB 6 (step S2), and stores and stores the reservable time of each public facility and the current reservation. Authoring AU and production server S using facility-related information such as information (reservation schedule) and various material information of data broadcast material DB 45
, A content C1 for receiving a reservation of each public facility is created, and a lottery target latest reservation number file FF indicating the current reservation status of each public facility is created on the external memory 25 (step). S3).

Next, the server 21 transmits the created reservation accepting content C1 to the production editing server 53 in the broadcasting facility 30 of the broadcasting station 2 via the communication network 8 (step S4).

The production / editing server 53 multiplexes the main broadcast program content and the reservation reception content C1 and multiplexes the multiplexed broadcast data via the parabona antenna 31 into a plurality of homes 10a1 to 10an (a plurality of customers 3a1 to 3a).
The broadcast is distributed to the digital broadcast receiver 12 of step n) (step S5).

The distributed multiplexed broadcast data is received via the digital broadcast receivers 12 of the plurality of homes 10a1 to 10an, and is transmitted to the main broadcast program content and data broadcast via the separation / decompression / combination processing unit 62 and the like. The content C1 for data broadcast reservation reception in the separated data is divided into the reservation reception content C1 for
0 is stored.

At this time, if the set reception channel of the input device 73 is set to a data broadcast program related to the data broadcast reservation accepting content, the data stored in the HDD 70 is processed by the controller 71 in accordance with the control program PG1. The lottery application status display content data IA in the broadcast reservation accepting content C1 is read and displayed on the screen of the display 64 via the separation / decompression decoding processing unit 62 and the signal processing circuit 63 (step S6; FIG. 5).

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, on the screen of the display 64, as the lottery application status display content data IA, each public facility (A ground to D ground) on a predetermined reservation date (August 18) is displayed. The reservation status R for each reservable time zone is displayed in a table format.

Now, when a certain viewer 3a1 wants to reserve a predetermined reservable time zone (8:00 to 12:00) of the above-mentioned reservation date,
The viewer 3a1 operates the input device 73 and clicks on the corresponding area M in the reservation status R1.

The controller 71 sets H in response to the click.
The lottery application content data IB in the data broadcast reservation receiving content C1 stored in the DD 70 is read out, and the separation / decompression decoding processing unit 62 and the signal processing unit 6 are read out.
3 on the screen of the display 64 (step S7, see FIG. 6).

As shown in FIG. 6, as the lottery application content data IB, the name of the public facility for which a reservation has been made and the date and time of the reservation are displayed, and the viewer 3a1 places the second desired ground in the area R3. After selecting and inputting a reservation time zone and inputting a team name in the area R4, a reservation application for a public facility is made by clicking an input button B1 (to a reservation screen) (step S8).

In response to the click of the input button B1, the controller 71 reads out the content data IC for selecting a win / loss determination element in the content C1 for receiving a reservation for data broadcasting stored in the HDD 70, The display 6 via the signal processing unit 63
4 (step S9, see FIG. 7).

As shown in FIG. 7, in the area R5 of the content data IC for selecting a win / loss determination element, the first desired and second desired facility names, facility use dates, use time zones, etc., for which reservations have been made, are displayed. Further, in the Janken selection area R6 thereunder, a pull-down type selection unit capable of selecting the hands of the first to tenth match Janken is displayed, and the viewer (applicant) 3a1 In the Janken selection area R6, one of the goo, choki, and par, which are the hands of the Janken for selecting the winning or losing decision factor.
One of them is operated by operating the selection unit from the first match to the n-th match (where n is an integer of 2 or more that differs depending on the applicant, for example, the viewer 3a1 is eight times). The user selects and clicks an input button B2 (reservation registration), and then inputs an applicant name in an authentication box displayed on the display 64 (step S10).

The controller 71 determines the team name input in step S9, the information for specifying the use target {use reservation facility name, use reservation date and time, etc.}, applicant name and step S1.
The first to eighth Janken hands selected at 0 are transmitted to the server 21 via the communication network 8 as registration reservation application information (step S11), and the registration reservation information is stored in the HDD 70 (step S11). Step S1
2).

At this time, the server 21 refers to the customer DB 4 based on the name of the applicant in the registered reservation application information transmitted from the viewer (applicant 3a1) and refers to the applicant 3a1.
Is authenticated and collated (step S1).
3) As a result of this collation, when the applicant 3a1 is a customer, the server 21 stores the registration reservation information sent from the applicant 3a1 for each lottery target (for each public facility) from the first time to the n-th time. It is stored in the lottery target individual applicant DB 9 as a file (see FIG. 1; file FX) in which the Janken's hands of each applicant up to the first time are associated (step S14).

Next, the server 21 determines whether or not the current date and time is a lottery date and time (step S15). If the result of this determination is NO (not a lottery date and time), the lottery target (by public facility) is determined. The latest reservation number file FF is updated so as to reflect the above-mentioned reservation application (step S16), and the lottery application status display content data IA is updated and broadcast based on the updated latest number of reservations by lottery target (by public facility). Station 2
(Step S17).

As a result, the lottery application status display content data IA is transmitted to each of the viewers 3a1-3a via the broadcast station 2.
n (step S18) and the lottery application status display content data IA of the data broadcast reservation accepting content C1 displayed on the display 64 of the receiving device 12.
Is data in which the application information of the applicant 3a1 is reflected in real time.

In this way, a plurality of viewers 3a1-3
Each time at least one of the viewers applies for reservation of a public facility, the processing of steps S8 to S18 is performed.

On the other hand, the server 21 always determines whether or not the lottery date and time for the reservation of all public facilities has been reached (step S15). When it reaches (Step S15
→ YES), lottery target (public facilities) that reached the lottery date and time
Is performed (step S16).

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the server 21 sets the variable N to 1 (step S51), and obtains a reservation (same date and time) of a predetermined public facility (lottery target) for all reservation applicants. The N (= 1) th registration Janken's hand,
The lottery target is read by referring to the applicant DB9 (step S
52).

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when there is a reservation application for Mr. A to Mr. F in the same lottery target (the same public facility, the same use date and time), the server 21
B, C, D, E and F's Janken's hands (Goo,
Goo, goo, goo, goo, choki).

Next, the server 21 determines whether or not the result of the match based on A-F's Janken's hand is Aiko (step S53).

If the result of the match based on Janken's hands of A to F is aiko (step S
53 → YES), the server 21 determines whether or not there is a difference in the number of applicant groups that have selected the same Janken hand (step S54, which will be described in detail later). Determines all the maximum number of applicant groups who have selected the same Janken hand as the surviving applicant (step S56), and shifts to the processing of step S60 described later.

On the other hand, if there is no difference as a result of the determination in step S54 (step S54 → NO), N is incremented by +1 (N = N (1) + 1 = 2) and step S52 is performed.
, The contents of the N (= 2) -th time Janken of all reservation applicants are read, and the process proceeds to the subsequent process.

Now, as shown in FIG. 9, in the first match, since ZAN-G's hand wins Janken's hand, the server 21 wins A-E and loses F. Is stored in the battle information totaling file 48 (step S57).

Next, the server 21 determines whether or not the number of winning applicants is one (the number of winners is one because of public facility reservation) (step S58).

At this time, if there is only one survivor (step S58 → YES), the server 21 determines the survivor as a winner and transmits a winner notification to the winner (step S59). Then, the processing shifts to the processing of step S69.

Now, the remaining applicants are plural (A to E)
Therefore, the determination in step S58 is NO, and the server 21 increments N by +1 (N = N (1) +
1 = 2; step S60), remaining applicants A to E
The content of the N (= 2) -th time Janken is read (step S61).

Next, the server 21 determines whether or not the result of the match based on A-E's Janken's hand is a match (step S62).

As shown in FIG. 9, in the second match,
Since the result of the match based on the hands of Janken from Mr. A to Mr. E is aiko (3 chokis, 1 par, 1 goo; step S62 → YES), the server 21 makes the same Janken hand. It is determined whether or not there is a difference in the number of applicant groups who have selected (step S63).

As shown in FIG. 9, in the second match, the number of applicants in the group of applicants who selected the same Janken hand (choki) is three, while the same Janken hand is selected. Since the number of applicants who selected (Goo) or (Par) is one each, there is a difference in the number of applicants (step S63 → YES), and the server 21 checks the maximum number of hands that have selected the same Janken hand. The entire applicant group is determined as the winning applicant (step S64), and the process proceeds to step S66 described later.

On the other hand, if there is no difference as a result of the determination in step S63 (step S63 → NO), the server 21
Returning to the process of step S60, the above process is repeated.

If the result of the determination in step S62 is NO, the server 21 determines the result of the match based on the hands of Janken from A to E (Mr. A to C wins). Server 21 wins A to C and F
Is determined to be defeated, and the determination result is stored in the battle information totaling file 48 (step S65).

Next, the server 21 determines whether or not there is only one remaining applicant (step S66).

Now, the remaining applicants are plural (A to C)
Therefore, the determination in step S66 is NO, and the server 21 increments N by +1 (N = N (2) +
1 = 3; Step S67), and the process proceeds to Step S61.

Hereinafter, the processing of steps S60 to S67 is repeatedly performed. Note that the third match and the fourth match are both aiko and there is no difference in the number of applicants, so the determination in step S63 is NO.

In this manner, the battle of Janken proceeds sequentially (see FIG. 9), and in the seventh battle,
When the number of remaining applicants becomes one, step S66
Is YES, the server 21 determines the winning applicant (Mr. A) as a winner, and transmits a winning notification to the digital broadcast receiving device 12 of the winner via the communication network 8 ( Step S68), and the process proceeds to step S69.

In the process of step S69, the server 2
1 is the losing reservation applicant (B to F in FIG. 9)
In the order of remaining wins (B → runner 1, C → runner 2), and if the remaining win is the same Janken (for example, D and E will win only the first run) ), And ranks according to the speed of the reception date and time (for example, as shown in FIG. 9, Mr. D → Reception July 1)
On the 9th, Mr. E → Reception will be on July 20th, so Mr. D will be runner 3 and runner E will be runner 4). Remember.

Next, the server 21 performs lottery targets (by public facilities) based on the result information of each Janken match stored in the match information totaling file 48 by the content creation process based on the authoring AU and the creation server S.
Broadcasting lottery result browsing display content based on the lottery result (match result)
C2 is created (step S19), the lottery result for each lottery target (for each public facility) is stored in the match result DB for each lottery target (step S20), and the created lottery result browsing display content C2 is transmitted to the broadcasting station 2. Is transmitted to the digital broadcast receiving apparatus 12 via the terminal (step S21).

The controller 71 of the winner's digital broadcast receiving apparatus 12 receives the lottery result browsing result display content C2 for each lottery object distributed and received, stores the content C2 in the HDD 70, and then stores the content C2 stored in the HDD 70. , And the lottery result display content data IF and the registration reservation information are read out and displayed, for example, in parallel on the screen of the display 64 via the separation / decompression decoding processing unit 62 and the signal processing circuit 63.
Based on the winning notification transmitted from the server 21, a graphical winning button B10 is displayed on the lottery result display content data IF (step S22).

That is, as shown in FIG. 11, on the screen of the display 64, the registration reservation information (including the registered Janken hand) P1, the lottery result information P2, and the winning button B10 of the winner are displayed, respectively.

At this time, the winner confirms the winning notification, that is, the winning button B10 on the display 64, and clicks the button B10 (step S23). In response to the click of the winning button B10, the controller 71 reads from the content data IF for displaying the result of the lottery of the content C2 and displays the screen data including the selectable designation of the presence or absence of use of the selected public facility, and displays the screen data on the display 64, Encourage the winner to click the button.

The winner selects and specifies “use” when actually using the selected public facility, and selects and specifies “do not use” when not using it (step S2).
4). The use confirmation intention information selected and specified is transmitted to the server 21 by the processing of the controller 71 (step S25).

The server 21 determines whether or not the winner actually uses the public facilities based on the transmitted use confirmation intention information (step S 26). If so, the lottery target individual applicant DB 9 is used. After reading necessary information about the winner from the customer DB 4, a winner notification including the information is transmitted to the management center 36 a 1 of the public facility (step S 27).

On the other hand, if the winner does not use the public facilities, the server 21 extracts the runner-up of the first rank from the lottery target-specific battle result DB 46 (step S28). To send a winning notification (step S2
9). The following process is the same as in the case of the winner,
If the runner in the first rank has no intention to use, the rank of the runner is lowered sequentially.

Further, the server 40 of the management center 36a1 of the public facility receives and displays the transmitted winner notification, so that the manager of the management center 36a1 confirms the winner (step S30). Confirms whether or not the winner has actually used the reserved facility (step S31), and transmits the confirmation result to the server 21 as facility use result information (step S32).

The server 21 stores the transmitted facility use result information in the lottery target individual applicant DB 9 (step S3).
3) In the facility use record information of the corresponding applicant, a facility use blacklist including identification information of applicants whose actual records (number of times) not actually used has reached a predetermined number or more is created (step S34) and created. The facility blacklist is stored in the facility use blacklist DB 47 (Step S)
35).

As a result, for example, even if a lot of applicants who do not actually use the facility have won a lot due to the simultaneous reservation of many facilities in the same group, for example, the reservation application acceptance rejection period is By providing, a penalty can be imposed.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, (1) according to the case of applying for a lottery of a public facility, a viewer who wants to make a reservation for a public facility uses the content data C1 for data broadcasting. The user can easily apply for reservation of a public facility while staying at home, and further, using the content data C1 for data broadcasting, himself / herself selects a hand of Janken for selecting a win / loss determination element, and the response server company 1
To the server 21.

Therefore, it is possible to make a reservation application for a public facility without having to go to the management center at the time of the lottery by itself.

Further, the applicant competes with another applicant who has reserved the same lottery target (same facility, date and time) by Janken with the hand of Janken selected by himself.
Since the public facilities can be reserved in the event of winning, the public facility reservation can be provided with entertainment.

Therefore, it is presumed that many viewers will participate in public facility reservation, and the utilization efficiency of public facilities will be improved and public facilities will be activated.

Then, using the configuration of this embodiment, (1)
According to the case of applying for the lottery of a public facility, the applicant visually recognizes the lottery result based on the data broadcast lottery result browsing display content C2 displayed via the display 64 of the digital broadcast display device 12 at home. You can easily grasp the match situation and the match result (lottery result) based on your own hands, so you can confirm that the lottery was conducted strictly and fairly, and the applicant's public facilities lottery Reliability and satisfaction can be greatly improved.

Further, using the configuration of this embodiment, (1)
According to the case of applying for a lottery of a public facility, the management center does not need to perform the management of the applicant and the actual lottery work, so that the load on the lottery of the management center can be reduced.

If there is no reservation for the first choice for the lottery target (public facility) whose lottery date and time has arrived, the above-mentioned lottery by Janken is performed between the applicants for the second choice.

Also, if the result of the determination in step S54 is NO,
Alternatively, if the result of the determination in step S63 is NO, that is, if there are consecutive cases where there is no difference in the number of groups in which the same hand has been selected, the game may not be readily determined.

To avoid such a case, FIG.
As shown in (1), it is determined whether or not the number of consecutive matches has exceeded a predetermined number (X times) (step S70). As a result of this determination, YES (the number of matches has exceeded X times), It is also possible to set the reservation applicant up to the predetermined date and time, that is, the applicant with the earlier reception date and time as the winning (step S71). With this configuration, by setting X times to be within the allowable range, it is possible to quickly determine a win or loss and a winner.

Further, using the configuration of this embodiment, (1)
When applying for a lottery for public facilities, each applicant must:
Any one of Goo, Choki, and Par, which are the hands of Janken for selecting the winning / losing determination element, is selected from the first match to the n-th match, and the server 21
Performs a plurality of matches of Janken using the first to n-th registered Janken hands of a plurality of applicants, and distributes the results of the match (lottery results) as content to a plurality of viewers. However, it is also possible to set the hands of Janken for each match and browse and display the match results for each match.

That is, by changing the contents of the content data IC for selecting a win / loss determination element, the viewer (applicant) 3a1 determines the win / loss in the Janken selection area R6 in the Janken registration processing of step S10 shown in FIG. Any one of goo, choki, and par, which are the hands of Janken for element selection, can be selected for only the first match.

At this time, the result of the determination in step S58 is N
In the case of O (the number of remaining applicants is not one),
As shown in FIG. 14, the server 21 creates a content indicating the result of the N (N = 1) Janken match and distributes the content to the broadcast station 2 (step S60a).

The N-th Janken match result display content is distributed to the digital broadcast receiving devices 12 of the viewers 3a1 to 3an via the broadcast station 2 (FIG. 15; step S40).

The controller 71 of the digital broadcast receiving apparatus 12 receives the distributed N-th Janken battle result display content, stores the content in the HDD 70, and then controls the separation / decompression decoding processing unit 62 and the signal processing circuit 63. It is displayed on the screen of the display 64 via the display (step S41; see FIG. 16).

That is, as shown in FIG. 16, a lottery target (public facility: ground B,
N (= 1) for 8:00 to 12:00 on July 20)
The first Janken match result display image HI is displayed (the five applicants win the choki).

At this time, when the hand of Janken selected by the viewer of the own digital broadcast receiving apparatus 12 wins, the controller 71 determines the next ΔN = N (= based on the content data IC for selecting a win / loss determination element. 1) An image HJ for selecting and registering only the hand of +1｝ is displayed on the display 64 (step S42; see FIG. 17).

[0119] The remaining applicants are images HJ for selective registration.
In the above, the selection unit of the pull-down system is operated via the input device 73 to select the next battle hand for the match,
An input button B2 (reservation registration) is clicked (step S43).

[0120] The controller 71 transmits the selected next hand to the server 21 via the communication network 8 (step S44).

The server 21 performs the processing of steps S61 to S66 according to the transmitted information (selection contents) of Janken's hand.

Then, the result of determination in step S66 is NO.
In the case of (the number of remaining applicants is not one), as shown in FIG. 14B, the server 21 creates the content indicating the result of the N (= 2) Janken match and sends it to the broadcasting station 2. Distribution is performed (step S67a).

The contents for displaying the N (= 2) -th round match result are transmitted via the broadcast station 2 to each of the viewers 3a1 to 3a1.
The data is distributed to the 3an digital broadcast receiving apparatus 12 (see FIG. 15; step S40).

Hereinafter, the processing of steps S40 to S44 will be executed in accordance with the change of N, that is, for each match of Janken, and the applicant confirms the winning / losing result on the display 64 for each match. If the player can win and win, he can select and register the next Janken hand.

With this configuration, it is possible to provide a lottery service that is more realistic.

(2) In the case of applying for a prize present lottery The response server company 1 and / or the broadcasting station 2 provide a program related to the prize present lottery (a main broadcast program and data broadcasting contents (lottery use) linked to the main broadcast program. Content) (step S100), and the server 21 of the response server company 1 follows the authoring AU and the production server S using the prize present information provided from the broadcasting station 2 and the various material information of the data broadcasting material DB 45. Through the content production process, the prize lottery content C3 corresponding to the above plan is created (step S10).
1).

On the other hand, the production editing server 53 of the broadcasting station 2
At the predetermined broadcast date and time according to the above plan, the material DB5
2, the main broadcast program content for live broadcast prize lottery is produced using the various material information stored in 2 and the video / audio information of at least one presenter photographed by the camera 51 (step S102). The main lottery program content and the prize present lottery content C1a sent from the server 21 are multiplexed so as to be associated with each corresponding prize, and a plurality of homes 10a1 are multiplexed as broadcast data via the parabona antenna 31. -10a
n (a plurality of customers 3a1 to 3an) are distributed to the digital broadcast receiving devices 12 (step S103).

The distributed multiplexed broadcast data is received via the digital broadcast receivers 12 of the plurality of homes 10a1 to 10an, and the main broadcast program contents and prize lottery are performed via the separation / decompression / combination processing unit 62 and the like. The content C3 for prize lottery in the separated data, which is separated into contents C3, is stored in the HDD 70.

When the setting reception channel of the input device 73 is set to the channel on which the prize lottery main broadcast program (content) is to be broadcast, the main broadcast program content is separated and expanded / decoded by the processing section 62 and the signal processing section 62. Displayed on the screen of the display 64 via the circuit 63,
Premium gift lottery content C stored in D70
The content data IC for winning / losing decision element selection in step 3 is read out and displayed on the screen of the display 64 via the separation / decompression decoding processing section 62 and the signal processing section 63 (step S105; see FIG. 19).

As shown in FIG. 19, the content data IC for selecting a win / loss determination element includes a plurality of (first to fifth) matches of dice eyes (1 to 6) for selecting a win / loss determination element. In the input area AR10, the viewer (applicant) 3a1 selects one of the dice eyes (1 to 6) for selecting a win / loss determination element. From the first match to the n-th match (where n is an integer of 2 or more that differs depending on the applicant, for example, the viewer 3a1 is set to 5 times), and input for reservation registration Button B1
0, and then input the applicant name in the authentication box displayed on the display 64 (step S
106).

The controller 71 transmits the first to fifth dice eyes and the applicant name input in step S106 to the server 21 via the communication network 8 (step S107), and sends the dice eyes. The information is stored in the HDD 70 (step S108).

The server 21 refers to the customer DB 4 based on the applicant name transmitted from the applicant 3a1 to authenticate / collate whether the applicant 3a1 is a customer (step S).
109), as a result of this collation, when the applicant 3a1 is a customer, the server 21 uses the dice eye information sent from the applicant 3a1 for each lottery target (for each prize) from the first time to the fifth time. The number of dice rolls of each applicant up to the first round is stored in the lottery target individual applicant DB 9 as a file associated with each other (step S110).

Next, in the main broadcast program distributed from the broadcasting station 2 to the digital transmission / reception device 12, the server 21 watches whether or not the lottery of the prize present starts. When the lottery of the prize present starts, , Perform a tallying process for the dice eyes (step S11)
1).

That is, the server 21 sets the variable N to 1 (FIG. 20; step S150), and N (= 1) of all lottery applicants who have applied for a lottery of a predetermined prize present.
The eyes of the rolled dice are read with reference to the lottery target individual applicant DB9 (FIG. 20; step S151).

Next, the server 21 determines, based on the number of the N (= 1) rolled dice of all the lottery applicants that have been read,
Aggregate the number of applicants for each dice in the Nth roll,
The totaling result (first dice totaling table) is transmitted to the broadcasting station 2 and further stored in the battle information totaling file 48 (FIG. 20; step S152).

At the broadcasting station 2, for example, the video content of the first die totaling table CL1 photographed by the camera 51 is generated, and the generated first die totaling table CL is generated.
1, each viewer 3a1 is processed by the production editing server 53.
The broadcast is distributed to the digital broadcast receivers 12 to 3an (step S112).

At this time, in the studio of the broadcasting station 2, the moderator or the performer rolls the dice to determine the dice's eyes, and transmits the determined dice's eye information (for example, the dice's eye is 4) to the server 21. Send (Step S11)
3).

In the lottery target individual applicant DB 9, the server 21 determines the N-th win or loss based on the transmitted dice, and sums up the determination results (competition result information) to the broadcasting station 2. Send it and store it in the tally file (Fig. 2
0; Step S153).

[0139] In the broadcasting station 2, N (=) is obtained by the processing of the production editing server 53 based on the transmitted battle result information.
1) Competition result content representing the competition result information of the pitch is created, and the created competition result content is distributed to the digital broadcast receiving device 12 of each of the viewers 3a1 to 3an by the processing of the production editing server 53 (step). S11
4).

That is, as shown in FIG. 21, on the display 64 of the digital broadcast receiving apparatus 12, the match result information of the first throw (222 people who roll the fourth die) remains (FIG. 21). Step S114a).

On the other hand, following step S153, the server 21 determines whether or not the winning applicant is one (the number of winners is one) (FIG. 20; step S15).
4).

Now, as shown in FIG. 21, since the number of survivors greatly exceeds one, the determination in step S154 is NO, and the server 21 increments N by +1 (N = N (1) +1). = 2; step S155), the dice of the N (= 2) pitches of the remaining applicants are read with reference to the lottery target individual applicant DB9 (FIG. 20; step S156).

Next, the server 21 reads N (= 2) dice rolls of the remaining winning applicants and reads N
The number of applicants for each die in the roll is totaled, and the totaled result (second die totaling table CL2) is transmitted to the broadcasting station 2 (FIG. 20; step S157).

In the studio of the broadcasting station 2, as in the case of the first throw, the moderator or the performer rolls the dice to determine the dice's eyes, and transmits the determined dice's eye information to the server 2.
1 (step S115).

The server 21 determines in the lottery target individual applicant DB9 the winning or losing of the Nth throw based on the transmitted dice eyes, sums up the determination results (competition result information), and sends the result to the broadcasting station 2. Send it and store it in the tally file (Fig. 2
0; Step S158).

[0146] In the broadcasting station 2, by the processing of the production editing server 53 based on the transmitted battle result information, N (=
2) Competition result content representing the competition result information of the pitch is created, and the created competition result content is distributed to the digital broadcast receiving device 12 of each of the viewers 3a1 to 3an by the processing of the production editing server 53 (step). S11
6).

On the other hand, following step S158, the server 21 determines whether or not the winning applicant is one (the number of winners is one) (FIG. 20; step S15).
9).

The result of this determination is NO (the number of remaining applicants is 1
If not, the server 21 sets N to +1
While incrementing by one, step S155
To S159 are repeated. As a result, from the broadcasting station 2, the corresponding battle result contents are sequentially displayed on the digital broadcast receiving device 12 based on the battle result information sent from the server 21 for each battle (step S1).
14a).

As described above, the battle between the applicants (between the remaining applicants) is sequentially performed based on the die roll. When the number of the remaining applicants reaches one, the result of the determination in step S159 is YES, and the server 21 The current winning remaining applicant is determined as the winner (FIG. 20; step S160).

Next, the server 21 distributes the winner information including partial information such as the name of the winner to the broadcasting station 2 and transmits a winner notification to the winner (FIG. 20; step S161). .

At the broadcasting station 2, winning result content is created based on the winner information and the match result information, and the created winning result content is processed by the production editing server 53 to receive digital broadcasts of the viewers 3a1 to 3an. It is distributed to the device 12 (step S117).

As a result, the winning result content (the winning notification is also displayed for the winner) is displayed on the display 6 of the digital broadcast receiving apparatus 12 by the processing of the controller 71.
4 is displayed (step S118).

As described above, in the case of applying for the lottery of a prize present using the configuration of the present embodiment (2), similarly to the case of applying for the lottery of a public facility of (1), the dice of the dice selected by himself / herself are selected. It is possible to play with a third party such as a moderator depending on your eyes and finally apply for a prize gift if you win, so that you can entertain the prize gift lottery with entertainment Can be.

Therefore, it is estimated that many viewers will watch the prize lottery main broadcast program and participate in the prize present lottery, and the audience rating of the main broadcast program can be improved.

Then, using the configuration of the present embodiment, (2)
According to the case of applying for a lottery of a prize present, the applicant visually recognizes the match result content displayed on the digital broadcast receiving device 12 as a main broadcast program through the display 64 of the digital broadcast display device 12 at home for each match. By doing so, it is possible to easily grasp the match situation and the match result (lottery result) based on the eyes of the dice, so it is possible to confirm that the lottery was conducted strictly and fairly, and the applicant Of the present gift lottery can be improved in reliability and satisfaction.

It is to be noted that, in the case of applying for the lottery of a prize present using the configuration of the present embodiment, (2)
As in the case of applying for a lottery for public facilities, the applicant enters his / her dice for each match (specifically,
(Each time the result of the previous match is displayed on the display 64, it is sufficient to input the number of the current dice on the screen), and it is possible to perform a lottery of a prize present that is more realistic.

In this embodiment, when applying for the lottery of a public facility in (1), using Janken's hand as a plurality of winning and losing decision factors, and in applying for the lottery of a prize gift in (2), a plurality of Although the dice roll is used as a win-loss decision factor, in the case of applying for a lottery of public facilities in (1), when dice rolls are used as a plurality of win-loss decision factors and applying for a lottery of a prize present in (2), Janken's hand may be used as a plurality of win-loss decision factors.

[0158] Furthermore, although the example of the hand of a janken and the number of dice are illustrated as a plurality of win / loss determination elements, the present invention is not limited to this, and the win / loss is determined between elements according to a predetermined rule. Any of a plurality of different win / loss determining elements may be used, for example, the front and back of a coin (one of them may be set to win), the playing card (for example, only the spade may be set to win, etc.). Etc. can also be used.

In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied when making a reservation application for a public facility. However, the present invention can also be applied to the reservation of tickets for various private facilities (concert venue, baseball field, etc.).

By the way, in the present embodiment, the digital broadcast receiving apparatus has been described as being installed in each viewer's home. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and has a built-in computer capable of receiving digital broadcast. If it is a terminal, it may be a viewer portable terminal.

[0161] Also, as the television receiver of the digital broadcast receiving apparatus, a television receiver with a built-in tuner function for digital broadcasting has been described as an example. Of course, a personal computer or the like having a digital broadcast receiving function may be used.

[0162]

As described above, according to the present invention, the applicant can select the same lottery by using any one of a plurality of win-loss determining factors such as the hand of a Janken or the roll of a dice. You can play against other applicants who have applied for the target based on the above selected elements and apply for various facilities and prize gifts if you survive. You can have.

Therefore, it is estimated that many viewers will participate in the lottery of the facility reservation and the prize present application, and it is possible to improve the facility use efficiency and the audience rating of the prize present program.

According to the present invention, the applicant visually recognizes the battle situation and the battle result (lottery result) based on his / her selection elements displayed on the display of the digital broadcast display device, and easily grasps the battle result. Therefore, it is possible to confirm by itself that the lottery has been conducted strictly and fairly, and it is possible to greatly improve the reliability and the degree of satisfaction with respect to the lottery of the applicant for various facilities and gifts.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view for explaining the concept of a lottery method and system using a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the lottery system shown in FIG.

FIGS. 3A to 3C are diagrams conceptually showing the data structure of data broadcast content stored in an HDD.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart for explaining the overall operation in the case of a lottery application for (1) a public facility in the lottery system.

FIG. 5 is a view showing lottery application status display content data displayed on a display.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing lottery application content data displayed on a display.

FIG. 7 is a view showing content data for selecting a win / loss determination element displayed on a display.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the Janken battle process of the server.

FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a flow of a battle process of Janken.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the Janken battle process of the server.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing lottery result display content data displayed on a display.

FIG. 12 is a schematic flowchart for explaining an overall operation in the lottery system.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a modified example of the Janken battle process of the server.

FIGS. 14A and 14B are flowcharts for explaining a modified example of the match-making process of the server.

FIG. 15 is a schematic flowchart for explaining a modification of the overall operation in the lottery system corresponding to FIGS. 14 (a) and (b).

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an N (= 1) -times Janken match result display image corresponding to the modification of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 shows the following ΔN = N (=
1) A diagram showing an image for selecting and registering only the hand of +1｝.

FIG. 18 is a schematic flowchart for explaining the overall operation in the case of a (2) prize present lottery application in the lottery system.

FIG. 19 is a view showing content data for selecting a win / loss determination element displayed on a display.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart for describing in detail a tallying process for dice rolls of the server.

FIG. 21 is a view showing match result information of a first pitch displayed on a display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Response Server Company 2 Broadcasting Stations 3a1-3an Viewer 4 Customer DB 5 Facility 6 Facility DB 7 Premium Gift Information DB 8 Communication Network 9 Lottery Target Applicant DB 10a1-10an Home 12 Digital Broadcast Receiving Device 21 Server 22 CPU 23 Internal Memory 24 Input unit 25 External memory 26 Monitor 27, 35, 41, 50 Communication interface 30 Broadcast equipment 31, 33 Paravona antenna 34 Receiver 40 Server 45 Data broadcasting content material DB 46 Lottery target match result DB 48 Matching information totaling file Reference Signs List 51 camera 52 material DB 53 production / editing server 54 transmission unit 60 transponder 61 reception unit 62 separation / decompression decoding processing unit 63 signal processing circuit 64 display 65 synthesis unit 70 hard disk drive (HDD) 71 Controller 72 ROM 73 Input device

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takeshi Yamashita 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo Inside the Toshiba Fuchu Works Co., Ltd. Inventor Keishi Higashi 1-9-111 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo F-term in RIC Corporation (reference) 5B049 BB36 DD01 EE00 FF03 GG00 GG03 GG07 5C025 BA14 BA25 BA27 CA02 CA09 CA16 CB03 CB10 DA01 5C064 BA01 BC18 BC23 BD02 BD08 BD09 BD14

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A lottery method using a computer for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one target by using a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving device on a plurality of viewers side, wherein: Creating lottery application content data for one object, and selecting an element for selecting any one of a plurality of different win-loss determining elements set so that a win or loss is determined between the elements according to a predetermined rule Creating the content data for the lottery application, and when the created content data for the lottery application and the content data for element selection are received and displayed on the digital broadcast receiving devices of the plurality of viewers, the content data for the lottery application and the element Sent from multiple viewers (applicants) based on selection content data Receiving the lottery application information and element selection information of each of the plurality of applicants, and performing a lottery among the plurality of applicants based on the received element selection information of the plurality of applicants. A lottery method using a computer, comprising: 2. The lottery method using a computer according to claim 1, wherein the lottery application information for the at least one object input from the plurality of applicants is totaled in accordance with the input timing of the information. Generating information indicating a lottery application status for the at least one object, and generating application status display content data capable of displaying the generated information indicating the lottery application status via the digital broadcast receiving device. A lottery method using a computer, comprising: a step of: distributing the created application status display content data as digital broadcast content. 3. The lottery method according to claim 2, wherein the element selection information transmitted from the plurality of applicants is the first item selection information.
It includes element selection information individually selected from the first match to the n-th match (where n is an integer of 2 or more that differs depending on the applicant), and the step of performing the lottery includes: By determining the winning applicant by performing the first match based on the element selection information selected for the first match of the player, and based on the element selection information selected for the second match of the remaining winner. The remaining applicants are determined by performing the second match, and thereafter, the third and subsequent matches are performed until the winning applicant reaches the number of winners according to the lottery target and the winner is determined. Performing, a step of creating lottery result content data for data broadcasting representing the lottery result of the winner determination step, and a step of converting the created lottery result content data to a digital broadcast A lottery method using a computer, comprising the steps of: delivering as contents, and transmitting a winning notification to the data broadcast receiving device of the determined winner. 4. The lottery method according to claim 3, wherein the lottery application content data is distributed from a broadcasting station in conjunction with a digital broadcast program, and the step of performing the lottery comprises: Each of the plurality of viewers performing on the digital broadcast program received by the data broadcast receiving device wins or loses the element selection information selected for the first to n-th battles, respectively. A lottery method using a computer, which is a step of determining a winning applicant for each win. 5. A lottery method using a computer for causing a server to execute a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object using a computer provided in a digital broadcast receiving device capable of communicating with a server. A content data for lottery application for the at least one object distributed from the server, and any one of a plurality of different win / loss determining elements set to determine a win / loss between the elements according to a predetermined rule Receiving the element selection content data for selecting and storing in the memory of the own computer; displaying the received lottery application content data and element selection content data on the display of the own computer; Lottery application content data and element selection Transmitting to the server lottery application information and element selection information of the applicant input from the viewer (applicant) based on the content data to prompt the server to execute the lottery. A lottery method using a computer, comprising: 6. The lottery method using a computer according to claim 5, wherein the step of transmitting element selection information on the applicant side is from a first match to an n-th match (where n
Includes a step of transmitting element selection information for each match up to two or more integers that differ depending on the applicant), while the server performs lottery among the plurality of applicants based on the element selection information of the plurality of applicants. Is performed, and when the lottery result content data is distributed as digital broadcast content, receiving the distributed lottery result content data; and from the first match to the n-th match of the applicant. Accumulating and storing the selected win / loss determinant in the memory of the computer; and reading out the selected win / loss determinant of the applicant from the first match to the nth match for the first match. Displaying, on a display, an element selected from the first competition to the n-th competition and the received lottery result content data. A lottery method using a computer. 7. The lottery method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of win / loss determination elements are information corresponding to goo, choki and par of Janken. Lottery method using a computer. 8. The lottery method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of win / loss determination elements are information corresponding to the first to sixth dice. Lottery method using a computer. 9. The lottery method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one object is a public facility, a private facility, or other various facilities. The lottery method used. 10. The lottery method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one object is a gift for a gift. 11. A lottery method for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one target using a Janken by a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving apparatus on a plurality of viewers, wherein the at least one target is used. Creating the content data for lottery application for, and creating the content data for Janken that can select any one of goo, choki, par that is the hand of the Janken,
When the created lottery application content data and Janken content data are received and displayed on the plurality of viewers' digital broadcast receiving devices, a plurality of viewers are displayed based on the lottery application content data and Janken content data. Receiving the lottery application information and the Janken hand information of each of the plurality of applicants transmitted from the (applicant); and the plurality of applicants based on the received Janken hand information of the plurality of applicants. Performing a lottery based on Janken between the lottery methods. 12. The lottery method according to claim 11, wherein:
The hand information of the Janken sent from the plurality of applicants includes the goo selected individually for the first match to the n-th match (where n is an integer of 2 or more that differs depending on the applicant), The step of performing the lottery includes the step of performing the lottery based on the information indicating the hand of Janken selected for the first match of the plurality of applicants received. The first match of Janken was played,
Judgment is made as to whether or not the result of the first match is Aiko. If the result is not Aiko, the remaining applicants based on Janken are determined. Judge whether there is a difference in the number of applicants, and if there is a difference as a result of this judgment, all the maximum number of applicant groups who have selected the same Janken hand are determined as the remaining applicants, and if there is no difference , A second match of Janken is performed based on the information representing the Janken's hand selected for the second match of the applicant who made the hand, and the remaining applicants will be referred to the lottery target. Until the number of winners reached and the winner is determined
A lottery method using Janken, which is a step of performing a Janken match after the first round. 13. A lottery system using a computer for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object by using a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving apparatus on a plurality of viewers, First creation means for creating lottery application content data for one object, and any one of a plurality of different win / loss determination elements set so that a win / loss is determined between the elements in accordance with a predetermined rule Of creating element selection content data for
Creating means, and when the created lottery application content data and element selection content data are received and displayed in the digital broadcast receiving devices of the plurality of viewers, the lottery application content data and element selection content data Receiving means for receiving the lottery application information and the element selection information of each of the plurality of applicants transmitted from the plurality of viewers (applicants) based on the plurality of applicants, based on the received element selection information of the plurality of applicants And a lottery executing means for executing a lottery among the plurality of applicants. 14. A lottery system using a computer according to claim 13, wherein lottery application information for the at least one object input from the plurality of applicants is totaled in accordance with the input timing of each piece of information. Generating means for generating information representing the lottery application status for the at least one object, and creating application status display content data capable of displaying the generated information representing the lottery application status via the digital broadcast receiving device. And a distribution means for distributing the created application status display content data as digital broadcast content. 15. At least one computer using a computer provided in a digital broadcast receiving apparatus capable of communicating with a server.
A lottery system using a computer for causing the server to execute a lottery among a plurality of viewers for one object, wherein the lottery application content data for the at least one object distributed from the server, and a predetermined rule Accumulating means for receiving element selection content data for selecting any one of a plurality of different win / loss determination elements set so that a win / loss is determined between the elements in accordance with A display means for displaying the received lottery application content data and element selection content data on a display of its own computer; and a viewer (applicant) based on the displayed lottery application content data and element selection content data. The entered lottery application information and element selection of the applicant Means for prompting the server to execute the lottery by transmitting information to the server. 16. A lottery system for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers on at least one target using a Janken by a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving apparatus on a plurality of viewers side, wherein the at least one target is used. Creating means for creating content data for lottery application for the game, and second creating means for creating content data for Janken which can select any one of goo, choki and par which are the hands of the Janken When the created lottery application content data and Janken content data are received and displayed on the digital broadcast receiving devices of the plurality of viewers, a plurality of lottery application content data and Janken content data are generated based on the lottery application content data and Janken content data. Viewers (applicants)
Receiving means for receiving the lottery application information and the Janken hand information of each of the plurality of applicants transmitted from the plurality of applicants, and performing the Janken between the plurality of applicants based on the received Janken hand information of the plurality of applicants. And a lottery execution means for executing a lottery based on the game. 17. A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for performing a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one target using a computer capable of communicating with a digital broadcast receiving apparatus on a plurality of viewers. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of creating lottery application content data for the at least one object; and a plurality of different winning and losing determinations set so that winning or losing is determined between elements according to a predetermined rule. A procedure for causing a computer to execute a process of creating element selection content data for selecting any one of the elements, and the created lottery application content data and the element selection content data being used for the plurality of viewing / listening. Is displayed on the receiver's digital broadcast receiver, The computer executes processing for receiving lottery application information and element selection information of each of the plurality of applicants transmitted from the plurality of viewers (applicants) based on the content data for lottery application and the content data for element selection. A storage medium comprising: a step of causing a computer to execute a process of executing a lottery among a plurality of applicants based on received element selection information of the plurality of applicants. 18. A storage provided in a digital broadcast receiving device capable of communicating with a server, wherein a computer-readable program for causing the server to execute a lottery among a plurality of viewers for at least one object is stored. A medium, wherein the program is a lottery application content data for the at least one object distributed from the server, and a plurality of different win / loss determination elements set to determine a win / loss between elements according to a predetermined rule. Receiving the element selection content data for selecting any one of the elements from the computer and storing the content data in the memory of the computer; and transmitting the received lottery application content data and element selection content data to the computer. On the display of your computer. And the lottery application information and the element selection information of the applicant input from the viewer (applicant) based on the displayed lottery application content data and element selection content data by the computer to the server. A procedure for prompting the server to execute the lottery by transmitting the lottery.